Table 1

Fitted models† for LLTI comparing deprivation measures

		Generic deprivation index models						Customised deprivation index models
		Urban		Fringe		Rural		Urban		Fringe		Rural
		β	RR	β	RR	β	RR	β	RR	β	RR	β	RR
*p<0.05. †Fitted Poisson model; β, estimated coefficients; RR, relative risks; relative risks for variables with interactions in table 2.
Constant		−3.77		−3.75		−3.99	–	−3.75	–	−3.68	–	−3.80	–

Sex:	Male	0.00		0.00		0.00		1.00	0.00	0.00		0.00	1.00
	Female	−0.23*		−0.21*		−0.18*	0.83	−0.23*		−0.21*		−0.18*	0.83

Age:	0–15	0.00		0.00		0.00	1.00	0.00		0.00		0.00	1.00
	16–44	0.62*		0.61*		0.74*	2.10	0.62*		0.61*		0.74*	2.10
	45–54	1.87*		1.88*		1.91*	6.75	1.87*		1.87*		1.99*	6.74

Females * age 16–44		0.13*		0.13*				0.13*		0.13*
Females * age 45–64		0.10*		0.06*				0.10*		0.06*

ED Townsend deprivation index		0.10*	1.10	0.09*	1.09	0.06*	1.06

ED standardised deprivation indicators:
Unemployment								0.72*	2.21	0.15*	1.16	0.04*	1.04
No car ownership								0.27*	1.31	0.19*	1.21	0.27*	1.31
Lack of basic amenities								0.20*	1.22	0.26*	1.30	0.28*	1.33
Recent migrant										−0.04*	0.96
Overcrowding								0.05*	1.06
Low social class								0.03*	1.03
Unskilled								0.01*	1.01			0.02*	1.02
Children in low earning households										0.98*	2.65	0.97*	2.64
Not owner occupier										0.05*	1.05
Single parent households								0.04*	1.04

ED level variance (SE)		0.028 (0.001)		0.023 (0.003)		0.028 (0.004)		0.025 (0.001)		0.018 (0.003)		0.021 (0.004)
Ward level variance (SE)		0.012 (0.001)		0.011 (0.002)		0.006 (0.002)		0.010 (0.001)		0.009 (0.002)		0.005 (0.002)
DHA level variance (SE)		0.008 (0.003)		0.006 (0.004)		0.020 (0.010)		0.006 (0.003)		0.005 (0.003)		0.018 (0.009)

Wald χ² (change in df for addition of deprivation)		7602.39 (1df)		426.49 (1df)		85.28 (1df)		8647.85 (7df)		579.12 (6df)		211.87 (5df)